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Poster:	geolectro	Date:	March 16, 2007 02:15:57am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Which songs in the repertoire at least twenty years were the 'wine' of the song list?

My interest falls off sharply after '76, but i will second Let It Grow. Late '77-early '78 versions are some of the coolest Dead ever.

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Poster:	grendelschoice	Date:	March 16, 2007 03:26:39am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Which songs in the repertoire at least twenty years were the 'wine' of the song list?

CASSIDY absolutely got better with age.

Even versions from 1977, my all-time favorite year, don't compare with the versions in later years, especially early 80's and early 90's when they extended the jam sequence before the final verse.

The version from the Cap Center 3/15/90 show is just one example...they actually extended the jam into 2 different parts that builds and builds before settling back into the "flight on the seabirds" finale.